Quilting frame



Jan. 30, 1934. B. E. PRICE 1,945,329

QUILTING FRAME Filed June 16, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l 3 35/6; Z Price gmm Jan. 30, 1934. B. E. PRICE 1,945,329

QUILTING FRAME Filed June 16, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lnvenlor zeagzzfime By 2 m flllomey Patented Jan. 30, 1934 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in quilting frames and has for some of its objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a frame of this character which will be simple in construction, strong, durable, highly eficient and reliable in use, compact, light in weight, and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a quilting frame constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail view in vertical transverse section through one of the rollers, showing the means for securing the quilt thereto.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a portion of one of the rollers.

Figure 5 is a detail view in vertical section,

taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a detail view in perspective of the brace which extends between the end frames.

Figure '7 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line '77 of Figure 2, illustrating the connection of the brace with one of the end frames.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated, comprises a pair of opposed end frames designated generally by the reference numeral 1. Each end frame 1 includes a base or foot 2 from which outer standards 3 and a comparatively wide inner standard 4 rise. Mounted horizontally on the upper ends of the standards 3 and 4 is a head bar 5.

The reference numeral 6 designates a strut or brace which extends between the intermediate standards 4 of the end frames 1 and which is detachably connected thereto. The end portions of the brace 6 have formed therein vertical grooves 7 which slidably receive the comparatively close lower portions of the side walls of vertical slots or openings 8 which are provided therefor in the upper portions of the intermediate standards 4. When assembling, the brace 6 is inserted in the upper portions of the slots 8 with the grooves '7 within said slots after which I said brace is moved downwardly to the position shown to advantage in Figure 2 of the drawings.

Rotatably mounted between Ithe head bars 5 are polygonal rollers 9 having longitudinal grooves 10 therein in which the quilt 11 is secured by wedges 12. At their ends, the rollers 9 terminate in trunnions 13 which are journaled in openings provided therefor in the head bars 5. The head bars 5 are provided with inner and outer openings 14 and 15, respectively, in which the trunnions 13 are selectively engageable according to the size of the quilt.

Fixed on one end of each roller 9 is a ratchet wheel 16. Pawls 1'7 are pivotally mounted, at an intermediate point, on the head bars 5 for engagement with the ratchet wheels 16, said pawls being actuated to operative position by springs 18. As suggested in Figure 2 of the drawings, the pawls 17 are mounted and positioned for engagement with the ratchet wheels 16 when the rollers 9 are mounted in the inner openings 14 or the outer openings 15 of the head bars'5.

The reference numeral 19 designates flaps of suitable flexible material which are mounted on the inner faces of the head bars 5 between the rollers 9 through the medium of cleats or strips 20. The quilt 11 may be attached by suitable means to the flaps 19 when the said quilt is stretched endwise.

The manner of using the quilting frame is believed to be apparent. The side portions of the quilt 11 are engaged in the grooves 10 of the polygonal rollers 9 and secured by the wedge strips 12. The rollers 9 are then rotated in opposite directions to stretch the quilt as desired, retrograde rotation of said rollers being prevented by the spring actuated pawls 17, as is believed to be obvious. As previously stated, the quilt 11 may be stretched endwise and secured to the flexible flaps 19 on the head bars 5 of the end frames 1.

It is believed that the many advantages of a quilting frame constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

A quilting frame comprising a pair of spaced, opposed end frames, said end frames having inner and outer openings therein, rollers extending between the end frames, trunnions on the ends of the rollers engageable selectively in the inner or outer openings, means for securing the quilt to the rollers for winding thereon, ratchet wheels fixed on the rollers, and spring actuated pawls pivotally mounted, at an intermediate point, on the end frames and operatively engageable with the ratchet wheels when the rollers are mounted either in the inner or outer openings for retaining said rollers against retrograde rotation.

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